Ironing-board.



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IBONING BOARD.

APPLICATION rum) MAY 26, 1908.

91 6,554. Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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CHARLES HELD, OF MALDEN, MISSOURI.

IRONING-B CARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 26, 1908.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Serial No. 435,012.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES .HELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Malden, in the county of Dunklin and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification, refer ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing-boards, and has for its object the peculiar construction of a board of this class involving not only the structure of the board per se, but also of its support, which support is an essential part of the complete or operative device.

Another object of the invention is the corn struction of an ironing-board, which comprises a minimum number of parts, is comparatively inexpensive to construct, and sim le and ei'licient in operation.

ll ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view,- in

side elevation, of my ironing-board. Fig. 2

is an inverted plan view of the body of my device. Fig. 3 is a view, in side elevation of the body of the device, as it appears when placing the, clam ing-band thereon. Fig. e is a plan view of ti le clamping-band. Fig. 5 is a front view of the vertical clamp. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the body of the device, and showing particularly the groove formed therein.

Referring to the drawings by characters, 1 designates the primary and 2 the auxiliary section of the body of the ironing-board. The primary section 1 is provided at one end with an inwardly-extending slot or cut-out portion 3, which cut-out portion 3 is provided at its inner end with an inclined, beveled wall as shown by dotted line 4 in Fig. 3. The inner end of the primary portion 1 is also beveled, at 5, Fig. 3, in an opposite direction to the beveled inner end a of the slot or cutout portion 3. The auxiliary section 2 is provided with a tongue or central extension 6, which has, at its outer end, an inclined beveled wall 7, conforming to the shape of the inclined wall or end l; upon opposite sides of the tongue 6, and at the inner end of the section 2, there are formed inclined walls 5, which also register with the inclined walls 5 at the inner end of the primary section 1.

Any suitable fastening means, as for instance, a pin 8, extends through the inner or beveled end of the primary section 1, and also through the tongue for pivotally securing the sections together. It is to be noted that the registering ends 5 and 5 of the sections are inclined outwardly or in an opposite direction from the registering ends 4: and 7, and thereby constitute interlocking portions of the sections for producing a very ellicient and strong connection for holding the sections in a horizontal position when the body or board is in use, but to further insure of the fastening of the sections in their normal horizontal position, I provide movable locking means upon the bottom of section 1, which is permitted to overlap the lower portion of the tongue 7, and said locking means, preferably, comprises a single bolt or threaded-n1ember 9, having thereon a thumb-nut 10, which nut can be turned to overlap the tongue 6, as shown in Fig. 2, when it is desired to secure the sections 1 and 2 against pivotal movement. Therefore, by reason of the beveled ends l and 7, and the locking device, I have produced a soclret-lil e structure in which the tongue 6 extends when the auxiliary section is in its normal closed, horizontal position.

Around the entire body of the board constituted by the sections 1 and 2, there is formed in the edge a groove 11, within which may be sprung the clamping band or loop 12. The band or loop 12 is, preferably, formed from a single piece of material and may be constructed of any resilient material, for securely holding a cloth or covering 13 upon the body of the board. I positio's'i in the groove 1], a piece of fabric or felt 14, Fig. 6, which acts as a filling means that is yieldable for permitting cloths or coverings 13 of dillerent thicknesses to be used, i'ldesired, and still tightly secure the coverings upon the board, as the felt or filling means 1-1 will give in the groove sullicicntly for obtaining this result.

W hen it is desired to place a cloth upon the board, all that is necessary is to swing the auxiliary section 2 upon its pivot constituted by the pin 8, as shown in 3, and place the cloth over the board, and then place the ends of the clamping-band or loop 12 in the groove at the ends of the sections (as shown) and then press down on the outer end of the section 2, which will cause the band or loop to spring into the groove and securely clamp the cloth position, as shown in Fig. 1; furthermore, the clamping-band 12 also constitutes fastening means, whereby when the sections are in their closed position, Figs. 1 and 2, the band wilhact as a fastening means, besides the thumb-nut 9, for the single-piece band extends across the abutting inclined edges 5 and 5 of the sections, when positioned as shown in Fig. 1, and, therefore, the band is of importance in my sectional body structure, and is decidedly diilerent from merely a groove in a body and with a band extending therein, for the reason and innction just stated.

Engaging the body of section 1, and positioned contiguous to its outer end, is a plate 15, having screws 16, Fig. 2, extending therethrough for fastening said plate to the bottom of the section. The plate is provided With a hollow body 17, in which hollow body projects the stem 18 of the clamp 19. A set-screw 20 is threaded into the hollow body 17 for engaging the stem 18, when it is desired to fasten the body of my ironing-board device in an adjusted position or against pivotal movement upon the stem 18, for it will be obvious that if the set-screw 20 is not clamped tightly, at its inner end, against the stem 18, the board per se, will have a free or pivotal movement upon the same, whereby the operator can adjust the same to any desired position, irrespective of the kind of support upon which the clamp 19 is mounted, for the clamp 19 may be secured to a window-frame, a table, a sheh, and still the board, per 86, can be quickly adjusted to a convenient position for permitting the operator to easily use my device. The stem 18 of the clamp 19 terminates at its base in a fiat extension 21, which extension 21 is at he upper end oi the angle body 22 the body 22 comprlsmg a series of r1ghtangularly d1sposed portions, which produces a very strong and efficient structure that terminates at its lower end in a U-shaped body 23, which body is provided, preferably, on its lower portion with a rotatably-mounted clamping-member 24. The substantially Ll-shaped body is pro vided on its upper end with a laterally-extending fiat flange 25 that projects beyond opposite sides of the vertical portion 22, and prevents the clamp from marring or injuring the support to which it is attached, when the device is in use, owing to the'strain or pressure placed thereon by pressing or ironing an article or garment.

From the foregoing description, it is to be noted that I have provided a simple device, which can be easily transported, for the board or body, per 80, can be quickly detached from a support and stored in a small amount of s ace, as well as the supporting clamp of t e device, and owing to the adaptability of the ironing-device to any kind of a support, and the adjustable feature of the body upon the stem 16, the device could be used in different positions, as for instance, in case a room is not provided with a table, for if there is'sufficient room on the window to clamp the device thereto, this is all that is necessary. L I

What I claim is: ,7

1. An ironing board comprising two sections, one of which is cut-away at its central portion to provide a longitudinal slot having its inner edge beveled, the outer end of the board on the opposite sides of the slot being also beveled, the other section having a tongue extending centrally therefrom and inserted into the slot and pivotally secured thereto, said tongue having a beveled inner end reversely arranged from that at the inner end of the slot and adapted to contact therewith and said other section having beveled portions at its intersection with said tongue which are'reversely arranged from those on the outer end of the board and adapted to contact therewith, and said first-mentioned section having means thereon which engages said tongue to hold the two sections immovably to gether, substantially as specified.

2. In an ironing-board, the combination with a support, of a body pivotally mounted upon said support, said body comprising a primary and an auxiliary section, said rimary section provided in its inner end with a longitudinally-extending slot, producing a bifurcated end upon said section, said slot terminating at its inner end in an inwardly-extending, inclined wall, and said section provided at its inner end with a pair of outwardly-extending, inclined, transverse edges, said auxiliary section provided with a central, longitudinally extending tongue positioned in the slot of the primary section, a pin extending through the tongue and through the bifurcated portion of the primary section for pivotally securing the tongue in said slot, said tongue provided with an outwardly-extending, inclined wall at its inner end and ada ted to engage the similarly-constructed wal of the slot, said auxiliary section provided at its inner end with outwardly-extending, inclined Walls the same against pivotal movement upon adapted to engage the similarly-constructed the primary section. 10 walls at the inner end of the primary section, In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my when said auxiliary section is in its normal signature in presence of two Witnesses.

horizontal position, and locking means 1 CHARLES HELD. movably mounted upon the under face of Witnesses: the primary section and adapted to overlap J N0. W. MoRms,

the tongue near its inner end for securing 1 EMIL HERRLICH. 

